NGC 6960 - Western Veil Nebula
NGC 6960 - Western Veil Nebula |
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Object data of NGC6960 |
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| Object type: | Supernova Remnant | |
| Size: | 70' | |
| Magnitude: | 7.0mag | |
| Constellation: | Cyg | |
| Distance: | 2,400 Ly | |
| Notes: | The Veil Nebula is a large supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus. It consists of different parts with different object names. The western part of the Veil Nebula is called NGC 6960. The brightest part of NGC 6960 is shown in the above image. To the west of NGC 6960 is an extensive dark nebula. | |
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2024-07-28 until 2024-08-11 (6 nights) | |
| Location: | Nussbach / Austria (400m) | |
| Telescope: | TEC APO 200 FL with TEC flattener-reducer 0.9x (f=1500mm) | |
| Camera: | QHY 268M with Baader CMOS filters | |
| Binning: | L 1x1 / RGB 1x1 | |
| Mount: | ASA DDM85 | |
| Exposure time: | L 74x8min / RGB 24x8min each | |
| Exposure time total: | 19h 28min | |
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